Saturday 5 December 2015

Jamaican Reggae Star J Capri Dies At 23


Rising superstar. J Capri died at a hospital in Jamaica on Friday (Dec. 4) after succumbing to her injuries sustained in a car accident last month. She was 23. J Capri would have celebrated her 24th birthday on December 24.

J Capri, whose real name is Jordan Phillips, had been hospitalized in critical condition after she reportedly lost control of her Mercedes and crashed into a wall on Nov. 23. She was rushed to the University Hospital of the West Indies and underwent surgery after suffering a fractured skull and damage to her brain. Afterward, Capri was placed in a medically-induced coma but she never awoke.

Artists from the dancehall world went on Twitter today (Dec. 4) to express their sorrow over the lost of J Capri.